Litigation Toolkit on Statelessness: Volume I
October 2022
CONTENTS
CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................................ 1
INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................2
1.
STATELESSNESS AND THE RIGHT TO A NATIONALITY IN INTERNATIONAL LAW .................4
2.
STRATEGIC OR IMPACT LITIGATION ......................................................................................... 7
2.1.
Concept and aims .............................................................................................................. 7
2.2.
Prioritisation and identification of cases ..................................................................... 8
2.3.
Strategic assessment ....................................................................................................... 9
2.4.
Strengths of the case and advantages ........................................................................ 9
2.5.
Risks and limitations ........................................................................................................ 10
3.
COURTS AND MECHANISMS FOR IMPACT LITIGATION ........................................................ 14
3.1.
European Court of Human Rights ................................................................................. 16
3.2.
Court of Justice of the European Union ..................................................................... 23
3.3.
United Nations Treaty Mechanisms ............................................................................. 29
4.
RESOLUTION AND IMPLEMENTATION .................................................................................... 36
4.1.
Friendly settlements ....................................................................................................... 36
4.2.
Implementation and measuring impact: the judgment is only the beginning .... 36
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .................................................................................................................... 39